One of my peachicks has a spot on its head and is a little bit lighter color. Do you think thats any indicator of male or female? They mostly look just alike.
I have had chickens get progressively lighter with age, especially my mottled d'uccle. Also my black runner duck is 2 years old and his green head is generously speckled with white. Just another thing to discover about our birds, imo!
Hi! I'm wondering if anyone has advice on frizzle wing feathers? All 3 of my fizzle gals have grown these awful weapons. I read that it was just unpreened keratin sheath and that I could maybe help them get it off, but I've had no luck. She seemed to not like me pulling at her wings, and also...
Baby Cujo...my dog injured her, but we splinted her sprained leg for a few days. She got hand fed grasshoppers and was a vicious attack duck (if you were a grasshopper) hence the name.
I try for 30-50% humidity- usually I just make sure it has water in the tray. I ended up with 9 healthy chicks. I opened up my failed eggs and there were 3 stages that didn't make it. Early-mid death, mid-development, and hatch time. I'm waiting for my new thermometers to arrive to try and...